Strawberry plant

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant is characterized by being an everbearing and very productive variety with the particularity of not producing any stolons. Maintenance of the culture is thus greatly facilitated.

This invention relates to a distinctly new strawberry variety obtainedby natural cross-breeding of seedlings carried out in 1970 at Soings enSologne in France. Asexual reproduction from the original mother plantwas carried out by splitting of the roots and division of the meristemand in vitro micropropagation.

The physiological characteristics are as follows: The seasonal bloomingis fairly early, the first blooms appearing under normal conditions inthe French climate during the month of April. The season of maturity isfairly early, the first fruit becoming ripe in June. The remontance iscontinuing, a second blooming starting in June or July until Septemberor October, with the fruit becoming ripe from July to November.Sensitivity to bruises is fairly sensitive. The firmness of the pulp ismedium. The taste of the fruit is normal.

The recommended type of culture is plain field.

In the accompanying drawing:

FIG. 1 shows the fruit including the characteristic shape of the fruit;

FIG. 2 shows the fruit cut open so as to show a cross-section of thefruit including the nature and color of the pulp;

FIG. 3 is a view showing the strawberry plants in cultivation.

The characteristics of the strawberry plant in accordance with thepresent invention are summarized on the following table:

    ______________________________________                                        MORPHOLOGICAL                                                                 CHARACTERISTICS   DESCRIPTION                                                 ______________________________________                                        GROWTH OF THE PLANT                                                           Habit             More or less spread out                                     Leaf: a) Stem                                                                 Angle of Leaf Stem to Main                                                    Stem              less than 90°                                        Shape at the Base V-shaped                                                    Pilosity of the Upper Face                                                                      Medium                                                      Color             Dark Green, very near but                                                     slightly lighter than that of                                                 the variety Tioga                                           Brilliance        Brilliant                                                   General Shape (terminal foliage)                                                                Slightly Gutter-Shaped                                      Leaf size         Large                                                       Ratio between Length/Width                                                                      1.20 to 1.30                                                Pilosity of stem  Medium                                                      Position of Hair of Stems                                                                       Upright                                                     FLOWERS                                                                       No. of Petals: Early Flowers                                                                    5 to 9                                                      No. of Petals: Late Flowers                                                                     5 to 6                                                      Ratio of Length/Width of                                                      Petals            More Width than Length                                      Angle between the Petals or                                                                     Obtuse                                                      double the angle between the                                                  Leaf Stem and Petal                                                           Position of Hair on the Peduncle                                                                Laying close to the surface                                 Relative Position of Flowers/                                                 Foliage           Under the Foliage                                           Ratio of Length of Sepalules                                                  (s)/Sepals (S)    s < S                                                       Ratio of Length of Sepals                                                     (S)/Petals (P)    S = P                                                       Stamens           Present                                                     FRUIT                                                                         Size              Medium                                                      Length of Peduncle                                                                              Medium                                                      Shape of the Early Fruit and                                                  the Late Fruit    Similar or identical                                        Shape of the Early Fruit                                                                        Biconical                                                   Ratio of Width (1)/                                                           Height (H) (Early Fruit)                                                                        1 < H                                                       Position of the Achenes                                                                         Slightly Pushed in                                          Zone of Achenes   Weak                                                        Overall External Color                                                                          Homogeneous, dark red                                                         similar to Tioga variety                                                      The central core is a dark red                                                very close in color to that of                                                wild strawberries; this is                                                    surrounded by a whitish pink                                                  almost white zone; surrounding                                                the almost white zone and Just                                                inside the surface is a medium                                                red zone.                                                   Brilliance        Brilliant                                                   Position of the Calyx and the                                                 Calicle           Both Upright                                                STOLONS (Well Developed)                                                      Number            Absent                                                      PHYSIOLOGIC                                                                   CHARACTERISTICS                                                               Blooming Season   Fairly Early, e.g. April                                    Maturity Season   Fairly Early, e.g. June                                     Sensitivity to mildew                                                                           Little Sensitivity                                          Remontance        Continuous Remontance                                       Sensitivity to Bruises                                                                          Medium Sensitivity                                          Firmness of the Pulp                                                                            Medium                                                      ______________________________________                                    

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of strawberry plantsubstantially as herein shown and described, characterized by the factthat it is an everbearing and very productive variety with theparticularity of not producing any stolons.